Merrymeeting Field frequencies

Merrymeeting Field (08B) in Bowdoinham, ME has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.9. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map

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CTAF 122.9
The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.

What to say on 122.9

Nobody is sequencing traffic at 08B, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.9 is not unique to Merrymeeting Field.

  • Inbound, 10 miles out Merrymeeting traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 14, Merrymeeting.
  • Entering the pattern Merrymeeting traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 14, Merrymeeting.
  • Before taking the runway Merrymeeting traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 14, Merrymeeting.

Pattern direction is not always left here — check the 08B traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if 08B publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →

Every 08B frequency, as one table
CTAF122.9

Frequently asked

What is the CTAF at 08B?

Merrymeeting Field is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.9 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.